3 symptoms of burnout: the Maslach Burnout Inventory method

Gabe Kwakyi
3 min readNov 29, 2022

What is burnout?

Signs of burnout can manifest in many different ways, depending on the context, but some of the following are common signs of burnout:

  • Exhaustion
  • Irritation
  • Pessimism
  • Anxiety
  • Numbness
  • Headaches
  • Reduced creativity
  • Diminished cognitive functioning
  • Depression
  • Withdrawal
  • Listlessness
  • Insomnia

From my research as a burnout coach into the realities of individuals who have experienced a work burnout (or multiple), here are some of the ways people have described their own signs:

  • “A loss in purpose, focus, and energy.”
  • “When you have an overwhelming feeling of not getting enough done nor ability to get caught up.”
  • “A breaking point, can be any combination of physical/mental/emotional where you can no longer execute the day-to-day that is expected of you.”

When it comes to officially diagnosing burnout, there are many different ways to do so, but the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), developed in…

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Gabe Kwakyi
Gabe Kwakyi

Written by Gabe Kwakyi

A curious mind and a passionate personal development coach, specializing in life, career, and business coaching for people in the technology and business fields

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